Some pipers and drummers believe they deserve the respect of the public and their peers just because they have a kilt. These musicians...

When you can no longer think of a reason to continue, you must think of a reason to start over. There’s a big difference between giving...

Hey, pipe bands - think like a farmer. Grow your people with care and patience and always know that there will be good seasons and bad...

Look around you. See the world that you are currently involved in. Think about this time last year. And likewise the world that you were...

Well, this has been an unbelievable year – and we’re not quite done yet. As we’re navigating through these last few days -- I’ve got to...

Today we celebrate Thanksgiving. Tomorrow we remember, President John F. Kennedy, who was laid to rest with a State funeral and full...

Most people don’t go after what they really want. Why? Because they’re stuck in a good-enough trap. Somewhere along the way, we start to...

Money has ranked Raleigh No. 4 in their annual list of 50 Best Places to Live in the U.S. for 2023. The annual ranking looks at economic...

November 11th — Veterans Day —  we honor those who sacrificed of themselves so that a Nation could protect the sacred gift of freedom for...

The Wake and District Pipe Band is thrilled to announce the appointment of Paul Landers as the new Pipe Major of its grade four...

The accomplished North Carolina snare drummer Kelsey Barry is the new Drum Sergeant for the Grade 3 Wake and District Pipe Band.

This is a great article written by Samson J. De Sessa and posted to the Fire Engineering website on 01/03/2013. Readers of the following...

Congratulations to Sgt. Billy Schield of the Chicago Police Department on his retirement; 31 years of Vaudeville and a pension! We know...

We bid a fond farewell to snare drummer Caleb Markowski, who is graduating from high school and flying off to Liberty University and ...

Joe Toscano and I worked at Incarnation summer camp in Connecticut a few decades ago. Joe went on to become an extremely loving father of...

Life is all about turning points. Some people don’t embrace them, because they fear change – but over more than 30 years in pipe band...

First and foremost I want to say thank you and that I was proud to be with each and everyone of you at everything we did this St....

Being in a pipe band is weird. Those of us playing the bagpipes have elected to play, arguably, the world’s most cantankerous...

Very few people have everything they want. True, some may have a lot more than others, but the vast majority of us have hopes that have...

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” ~ Maya Angelou Can you remember what it was like? ...